At the ninth annual benefit for Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), New York chefs and other food luminaries will honor Lidia Bastianich, the highly regarded Italian chef. The event willl take place Feb. 27.

C-CAP works with public schools across the nation to prepare students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry. The 17-year-old national nonprofit provides Teacher Training, Scholarships and Cooking Competitions, Job Training and Internships, College and Career Advising, Product Donations, and C-CAP Approved certification.

With C-CAP’s help, over 3,350 teachers have expanded their culinary skills and teaching techniques and more than 158,000 students have benefited from enhanced culinary education.

C-CAP manages the largest independent high school culinary scholarship program in the United States and has awarded over 1,850 scholarships, valued at over $18.5 million, to students to attend culinary schools and universities.

C-CAP has delivered more than $1.7 million worth of equipment and supplies to under-stocked and under-equipped classrooms in eight locations including New York; Los Angeles; Boston; Chicago; Philadelphia; Hampton Roads,VA; Washington, D.C.; and Arizona.

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